Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Teplitsky v. Bureau of Compensation

Teplitsky v. Bureau of Comp., 434 U.S. 1049 (1978)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-01-23
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • Pearce and Blackledge apply when trial court grants a defendant’s motion for a new trial subsequent to a conviction
  • explanations which would negate prosecutorial vindictiveness could include "mistake or oversight in the initial action"
  • explanations which would negate prosecuto-rial vindictiveness could include "mistake or oversight in the initial action”
  • vindictiveness is an improper factor in the prosecutorial process

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Teplitsky v. Bureau of Compensation. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.